Demand and Lead Time

Policy Inputs

Kanban card-count arithmetic starts with exact demand, lead time, safety factor, and container size.

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Demand rate

Demand is 20 units per day.

d=20d=20
Kanban inputsThe deterministic card-count rule starts with exact demand, lead time, safety factor, and container size.kanban inputsvaluedemand rate20lead time2safety factor1/4container size10

Lead time

Replenishment lead time is 2 days.

L=2L=2
Kanban inputsThe deterministic card-count rule starts with exact demand, lead time, safety factor, and container size.kanban inputsvaluedemand rate20lead time2safety factor1/4container size10

Safety factor

The policy safety factor is 1/4.

safety factor=1/4\text{safety factor}=1/4
Kanban inputsThe deterministic card-count rule starts with exact demand, lead time, safety factor, and container size.kanban inputsvaluedemand rate20lead time2safety factor1/4container size10

Container size

Each container holds 10 units.

container size=10\text{container size}=10
Kanban inputsThe deterministic card-count rule starts with exact demand, lead time, safety factor, and container size.kanban inputsvaluedemand rate20lead time2safety factor1/4container size10